Fall of the Ilkhanate

Timeline

1. 1335Sultaniyya · Zanjan ProvinceIlkhan Abu Sa'id died without a clear heir, succession to the throne fell into fierce contest, and central control over the provinces declined sharply.
2. 1335–1336Tabriz · AzerbaijanMultiple claimants such as Arpa and Muhammad Khan successively declared themselves Ilkhan, but none could restore nationwide rule, and regional military strongmen set up their own domains.
3. 1336Iranian Plateau · IranDynasties such as Chobanids, Jalairids, Kartids, and Muzaffarids successively established their own spheres of rule; the Ilkhanate as a unified polity effectively ended, and West Asia entered an age of fragmented dynasties.